The Jontay Porter affair drew the scrutiny of investigators because a lot of people bet when common sense said they shouldn't, and won when the odds said they wouldn't. When the house hits on an unexpected win, it's business. When you do it, it's probable cause.
Raptors player Jontay Porter's lifetime ban from the NBA for violating its betting rules has led many to argue that the guardrails around Canada's legal sports betting system are not as strong as they should be. Raptors player Jontay Porter's lifetime ban from the NBA is just one sign that the rules governing Canada's legal betting industry need to be strengthened to prevent widespread manipulation, experts say.
He said the threat posed by match manipulation to the integrity of professional sports — and the trust of sports fans — is similar to the threat posed by performance-enhancing drugs.Professional sports leagues have been rocked recently by two high-profile cases related to betting. Porter was found to have violated the NBA's betting rules by, among other things, betting against his own team.
In a statement issued to CBC News on Friday, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough acknowledged the threat to sports integrity posed by competition manipulation and said the government is working with provincial, territorial and international partners on the issue. Qualtrough also noted the work done by the CCES on manipulation.
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